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Mission and Guiding Principles

North entrance of the NIH Clinical Center

Mission Statement

We provide hope through pioneering clinical research to improve human health.


Staff at the NIH Clinical Center

Guiding Principles

Individual and collective passion for high reliability in the safe delivery of patient-centric care in a clinical research environment.

  • Excellence in clinical scientific discovery and application
  • Compassion for our patients, their families and one another
  • Diversity and inclusion for both people and ideas
  • Innovation in both preventing and solving problems
  • Accountability for optimal use of all resources
  • Commitment to professional growth and development